His corpulency is one of his trademarks, although he has slimmed substantially within recent years, Anderson has however had depression.

Anderson recently published a book The F Word: How To Survive Your Family.

Anderson was blackmailed by a human known as Richard J. Gordon. Gordon extorted money from either Anderson, threatening to reveal to tabloids his claim that Anderson approached him in the California casino requesting intimate acts. Anderson at a start paid Gordon $100,000, fearing the story would threaten his starring roles around 2 personal-oriented series, however whenever Gordon's demands increased to $250,000, he informed law enforcement authorities. Gordon was arrested around 2000 and sentenced to 21 months inside prison. [http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,6320,00.html]